Jalousie windows and doors



June 6, 1956 a. JOSEPHSON JALOUSIE WINDOWS AND DOORS Filed July 25, 19542 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Bari zrosykson, BY l NEY I fill/Ill! June 26,1956 B. JOSEPHSON 2,751,641

JALOUSIE WINDOWS AND DOORS Filed July 23, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Pigff!INVENTOR Bari 61555071750 0 United States Patent huh JALOUSIE WINDOWSAND DOORS Bert Josephson, Coral Gables, Fla., assignor to Royal JalousieCompany, Hialeah, Fla., a corporation of Florida Application July 23,1954, Serial No. 445,210

1 Claim. (Cl. -62) This invention relates to jalousie-type windows,doors and similar articles, and has for one of its objects the provisionof a jalousie construction which will be sturdy, wcathertight and ofsmooth operation.

It is another object of the invention to provide a window or doorconstruction of the above-mentioned type which can be easily assembled;which can utilize extruded metal for its primary and important parts andparticularly its frame elements; which can utilize metal stampings forother operating parts and which parts shall coperate in a manner toprovide a well-constructed, easilyoperated device.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of ajalousie-type window or door embodying extruded side members for itsframe, which members are arranged to fit in a window or door opening ina manner to assure weather-tightness. The invention also contemplatesthe provision of a groove in said extruded side frame members in amanner to house the lifter bar for the pivoted pane-holding rocker armsand to facilitate the pivotal attachment of said arms to parts of saidside frame members.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I havedevised the arrangement of parts to be described and more particularlypointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which anillustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. l is a front elevation of a portion of a jalousie window or doorframe constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of the same, looking from the left ofFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through one of the side framemembers;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view, taken substantially on the line 44of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a face view of one of the pane-holding pivotal or rocker arms,and

Fig. 6 is a view of the arm looking from the left of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 1 thereof, 1indicates one of the side frame members of the jalousie-type window ordoor. The frame comprises two of these side members, one only beingshown. That at the opposite side of the frame is similar to thatdisclosed in Fig. 1, and the two side members are connected at the topand at the bottom by the upper and lower rails, one of which is shown at2. The upper rail 2 includes a forwardly and downwardly bent flange 33carrying a rubber sealing strip 34 which fits over the top pane.

Mounted in the frame just described are the panes indidicated at 3, thesame being preferably, but not necessarily composed of glass. In theclosed position, shown in Figs. 1 and 4, these panes 3 slightly overlap,as indicated at 5.

The cross-sectional shape of each of the side frame members 1 isdisclosed in Fig. 3, wherein it will be noted that the same is formedwith a longitudinal channel 6 which houses the vertically movable lifterbar 7 which is raised or lowered to swing the panes to open or closedposition. The lifter bar 7 is raised or lowered by any known means,usually including a crank and gears situated in a housing positioned onthe inside of the frame, and which forms no part of the presentinvention and hence is not shown.

Formed as an integral, forwardly extending part of the frame member 1 isa flange 8, including a vertically arranged rib Q. Pivotally secured tothe flange 8, by rivets 14 extending through the rib 9, are the suitablespaced pane-holding rocker arms 11, one of which is shown in detail inFigs. 5 and 6. Each of said arms consists of a metal stamping ofaluminum or other suitable relatively thin, non-corrosive material, andit is formed at the front with the flange 12 behind which is positionedthe pane 3 of glass or other suitable material. At its lower end theflange 12 is formed with the inwardly-bent lip 13 that takes under thelower edge of the pane 3 and supports the pane. At the top, the rockerarm 11 is formed with the laterally-bent lip 14 which fits over the topof the pane, the pane 3 being thus confined between the forward flange12, and between the two lips 13 and 14. The arm 11 is also flanged atthe rear as indicated at 15 and 16, and disposed between the flange 15and the back of the pane 3 is a resilient element 17 such as a block ofrubber, a spring or other suitable rattle-preventing means. Similarly, ablock of rubber 18, a spring or other suitable resilient element isconfined between the flange 15 and the back of the pane. Through thearrangement described, each pane is supported at each of its ends by anarm 11, and is held against rattle and vibration.

Each of the arms 11 is positioned on the frame member 1, in a manner tolocate its rear end over the channel 6, where said end of the arm ispivotally attached to the lifter bar 7 by the rivet 19 or by othersuitable pivotal means. The rocker arms 11 are suitably ribbed, as shownat 21, 22 to lend stiffness and rigidity to a relatively thin, sheetmetal stamping. The rib 21, which is located below the pivot 10 acts asa stop, for it contacts with the forward edge of the rib 9 on the framewhen the sashes are closed and serves as a seal against rain.

From the foregoing, the operation of the described structure will bereadily understood. As the lifter bar 7 is lowered by means of any knownsuitable mechanism for the purpose, such as by a crank mechanism wellknown in this art, the spaced arms 11 and the panes 3 supported therebyin the manner heretofore explained, will be swung outwardly on thepivots 10 to open position as indicated in dotted lines and to theextent desired according to the amount of air to be admitted. When thelifter bar is raised, and to the extent shown in full lines in Fig. 4,the arms 11 will be swung inwardly until the panes are brought to theposition of slight overlap shown in said figure. The resilient mountingof the panes, attained through the employment of the rubber elements 17and 18, prevent rattle and vibration of the panes in the arms 11 and theextruded side frame members assure correct alignment of the assembledparts. As will be noted in Fig. 3, the rear end of the channel 6 isdefined by a vertical flange which provides a flat, smooth surfaceagainst which a screen for the window or door can be fitted and to whichit can be secured. Also, the front flange 24 constitutes a facing stripat the front of the frame to closely contact the edge of the window ordoormounting opening, and cooperates with the flanges 26 and 27 toinsure weather-tightness of fit of the frame.

The various parts of the structure can be made of aluminum; they areeasily fitted together and result in an efiective, sturdy andweather-tight structure.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention it is obvious thatthe same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to coverall structures coming within the scopelof the annexed claim.

What I claim is:

A jalousie-type construction for windows and doors comprising, abframehaving a side member provided With a longitudinal channel, a flangeformed integrally on the frame member and extending forwardly of thechannel, a lengthy continuous rib formed on a face of the flange, aplurality of rocker arms mounted on spaced pivots extending through therib, a lifter bar pivotally attached to the rocker arms, said lifter barbeing positioned in and movable through the channel, panes engaged attheir endsby the rocker arms, each rocker arm having a forward flangetaking over the face of a pane, each rocker arm having integral inturnedlips at its upper and lower edges extending respectively over the upperand lower edges of a pane, each rocker arm having a pair of spacedReferences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,496,055 Jenkins -b June 3, 1924 2,635,306 Zankl Apr. 21, 19532,640,233 Silvers June 2, 1953 2,654,921 Blanchard Oct. 13, 19532,726,426 Biggs Dec. 13, 1955 a. rut

